In support of the upcoming International Safe Abortion Day on 28 September, the Sexual Rights Initiative, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas, the International Service for Human Rights and the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education have developed a joint statement on abortion rights for delivery at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT
45TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL SAFE ABORTION DAY 2020
Submissions for the 37th UPR for Georgia, Nepal, Rwanda and Saint Lucia
Country: Croatia
Collaborators: B.a.B.e. Be active. Be emancipated
Country: United States
Collaborators: SRI and anonymous human rights defender
Country: Malawi
Collaborators: Community Health Rights Advocacy (CHeRA), African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), SRI
Country: Honduras
Collaborators: Plataforma Derechos Aquí y Ahora Honduras; Akahatá, SRI
Country: Panama
Country: Kenya
Collaborators: Right Here Right Now Kenya, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance Kenya, Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa, Reproductive Health Network and Love Matters Kenya with technical support from Rutgers, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, Sexual Rights Initiative and International Planned Parenthood Federation - Africa Region Office
Country: Turkey